wakey

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wakey^¹

/ˈweɪ.ki/ Canada, UK, US
/ˈwæɪ.ki/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪki

noun

no plural, slang The day on which one wakes up and travels home. 'You beauty, only 364 and a wakey to go,' the countdown had begun and would continue, as few days passed without someone calling the time. I spared a thought for our temporary enemy whose tour would endure to the end of the war[…]

wakey^²

/ˈweɪ.ki/ Canada, UK, US
/ˈwæɪ.ki/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪki

interjection

childish, colloquial Used to encourage someone to wake up. “Wakey Brother Monster,” he said to Rose as he spread his replacement piece of toast.
Similar: wakey wakey

Wakey^³

/ˈweːkɪ/ Yorkshire

Where it comes from

Clipping of Wakefield + -y

proper noun

abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of Wakefield: an industrial city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries. Barnsley General? Or are you in that posh private one in Wakey?

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@misc{wakey_2026,
  title = {wakey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wakey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}